10:18 AM,
Nov. 13, 2013

Expect Hanson fans to sing and clap along when the trio takes its 'Anthem'' tour to Starland Ballroom next week.

Written by

Alan Sculley
| For the Asbury Park Press

Everything may seem just fine in the world of Hanson these days - and things are going reasonably well for the trio of brothers these days.

The group's latest CD, "Anthem," has been released and Hanson is on the first leg of a North American tour that visits theaters and large clubs. What's more, "Anthem" is a particularly cheery album, full of the kind of pop-rock- ahem, anthems - that should have audiences singing and clapping along to the songs.

The tone of "Anthem" is especially striking considering what happened about a year ago. ...